Shakespeare And The Classics

Author : Charles Martindale,A. B. Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1139453637

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Shakespeare and the Classics by Charles Martindale,A. B. Taylor Pdf

Shakespeare and the Classics demonstrates that the classics are of central importance in Shakespeare's plays and in the structure of his imagination. Written by an international team of Shakespeareans and classicists, this book investigates Shakespeare's classicism and shows how he used a variety of classical books to explore crucial areas of human experience such as love, politics, ethics and history. The book focuses on Shakespeare's favourite classical authors, especially Ovid, Virgil, Seneca, Plautus and Terence, and, in translation only, Plutarch. Attention is also paid to the humanist background and to Shakespeare's knowledge of Greek literature and culture. The final section, from the perspective of reception, examines how Shakespeare's classicism was seen and used by later writers. This accessible book offers a rounded and comprehensive treatment of Shakespeare's classicism and will be a useful first port of call for students and others approaching the subject.

Author : Jonathan Bate
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780691210148

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How the Classics Made Shakespeare by Jonathan Bate Pdf

"This book grew from the inaugural E. H. Gombrich Lectures in the Classical Tradition that I delivered in the autumn of 2013 at the Warburg Institute of the University of London, under the title, "Ancient Strength: Shakespeare and the Classical Tradition"--Preface, page ix.

Author : Colin Burrow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199684786

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Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity by Colin Burrow Pdf

Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity explains the nature and extent of Shakspeare's classical learning, exploring why Ben Jonson was wrong to claim that he had 'small Latin and less Greek'. It examines Shakespeare's relationship to classical texts and how this relationship changed in the course of his career.

Author : James Alexander Kerr Thomson
Publisher : London, Allen and Unwin
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Civilization, Classical, in literature
ISBN : UOM:39076001758437

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Shakespeare and the Classics by James Alexander Kerr Thomson Pdf

Author : Sean Keilen,Nick Moschovakis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317041689

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The Routledge Research Companion to Shakespeare and Classical Literature by Sean Keilen,Nick Moschovakis Pdf

In this wide-ranging and ambitiously conceived Research Companion, contributors explore Shakespeare’s relationship to the classic in two broad senses. The essays analyze Shakespeare’s specific debts to classical works and weigh his classicism’s likeness and unlikeness to that of others in his time; they also evaluate the effects of that classical influence to assess the extent to which it is connected with whatever qualities still make Shakespeare, himself, a classic (arguably the classic) of modern world literature and drama. The first sense of the classic which the volume addresses is the classical culture of Latin and Greek reading, translation, and imitation. Education in the canon of pagan classics bound Shakespeare together with other writers in what was the dominant tradition of English and European poetry and drama, up through the nineteenth and even well into the twentieth century. Second—and no less central—is the idea of classics as such, that of books whose perceived value, exceeding that of most in their era, justifies their protection against historical and cultural change. The volume’s organizing insight is that as Shakespeare was made a classic in this second, antiquarian sense, his work’s reception has more and more come to resemble that of classics in the first sense—of ancient texts subject to labored critical study by masses of professional interpreters who are needed to mediate their meaning, simply because of the texts’ growing remoteness from ordinary life, language, and consciousness. The volume presents overviews and argumentative essays about the presence of Latin and Greek literature in Shakespeare’s writing. They coexist in the volume with thought pieces on the uses of the classical as a historical and pedagogical category, and with practical essays on the place of ancient classics in today’s Shakespearean classrooms.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 1812 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015000949027

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The Complete Signet Classic Shakespeare by William Shakespeare Pdf

Brings together in one volume editions of all the plays, poems, and sonnets originally published as individual paperbacks in the New American Library's Signet Classic Shakespeare series. With a General Introduction by Professor Barnet, introductions to the individual plays by the contributing editors.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Bantam Classics
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780307424419

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Three Classical Tragedies by William Shakespeare Pdf

Titus Andronicus * Timon of Athens * Coriolanus Each Edition Includes: Comprehensive explanatory notes placed on pages facing the text of the play Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography Titus Andronicus This, Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy, is also his bloodiest and most horror-filled. A Roman general, to appease the spirit of his dead son, sacrifices the son of a captive Goth queen—and sets in motion a remorseless cycle of revenge and counterrevenge. The play’s vivid spectacle of violence stuns audiences with rape, murder, mutilation, and unmitigated cruelty. Timon of Athens This stark drama—in some ways Shakespeare’s most bitter play—is a brilliant psychological portrait of a wealthy Athenian lord whose extraordinary trust and love for others turns to hate and spite when, bankrupted by his generosity, he is overwhelmed by the indifference and ingratitude of those he had thought friends. Coriolanus The arrogance of a Roman military hero puts him in conflict with the people of Rome when the aristocrat is unwilling to compromise with the commoners he so despises. Compellingly relevant today, Shakespeare’s last tragedy—from its opening scene of popular unrest to its chilling climax of betrayal and murder—takes an unwavering, ironic look at political extremism.

Author : William F. Russell
Publisher : Crown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307774439

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Classic Myths to Read Aloud by William F. Russell Pdf

The most complete collection of Greek and Roman myths specially arranged to be read aloud to children aged five to twelve. "Every child deserves this book. Those who do the reading aloud will be enlightened and rewarded, too."--Edwin Newman Line drawings.

Author : Mark Van Doren
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1590171683

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Shakespeare by Mark Van Doren Pdf

This legendary book by an esteemed poet and beloved professor at Columbia University features a series of smart, witty, deeply perceptive essays about each of Shakespeare's plays, together with a further discussion of the poems. Writing with an incomparable knowledge of his subject but without a hint of pedantry, Van Doren elucidates both the astonishing boldness and myriad subtleties of Shakespeare's protean art. His Shakespeare is a book to be treasured by both new and longtime students of the Bard.

Author : Sean Keilen,Nick Moschovakis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317041672

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The Routledge Research Companion to Shakespeare and Classical Literature by Sean Keilen,Nick Moschovakis Pdf

In this wide-ranging and ambitiously conceived Research Companion, contributors explore Shakespeare’s relationship to the classic in two broad senses. The essays analyze Shakespeare’s specific debts to classical works and weigh his classicism’s likeness and unlikeness to that of others in his time; they also evaluate the effects of that classical influence to assess the extent to which it is connected with whatever qualities still make Shakespeare, himself, a classic (arguably the classic) of modern world literature and drama. The first sense of the classic which the volume addresses is the classical culture of Latin and Greek reading, translation, and imitation. Education in the canon of pagan classics bound Shakespeare together with other writers in what was the dominant tradition of English and European poetry and drama, up through the nineteenth and even well into the twentieth century. Second—and no less central—is the idea of classics as such, that of books whose perceived value, exceeding that of most in their era, justifies their protection against historical and cultural change. The volume’s organizing insight is that as Shakespeare was made a classic in this second, antiquarian sense, his work’s reception has more and more come to resemble that of classics in the first sense—of ancient texts subject to labored critical study by masses of professional interpreters who are needed to mediate their meaning, simply because of the texts’ growing remoteness from ordinary life, language, and consciousness. The volume presents overviews and argumentative essays about the presence of Latin and Greek literature in Shakespeare’s writing. They coexist in the volume with thought pieces on the uses of the classical as a historical and pedagogical category, and with practical essays on the place of ancient classics in today’s Shakespearean classrooms.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1810 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141000589

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The Complete Pelican Shakespeare by William Shakespeare Pdf

This major new complete edition of Shakespeare's works combines accessibility with the latest scholarship. Each play and collection of poems is preceded by a substantial introduction that looks at textual and literary-historical issues. The texts themselves have been scrupulously edited and are accompanied by same-page notes and glossaries. Particular attention has been paid to the design of the book to ensure that this first new edition of the twenty-first century is both attractive and approachable.

Author : William Shakespeare,Michael Barltrop,Crystal S. Chan
Publisher : Manga Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1947808257

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Manga Classics: Othello (Modern English Edition) by William Shakespeare,Michael Barltrop,Crystal S. Chan Pdf

A brilliant general in the service of Venice, Othello is also the new husband of the adoring - and young - Desdemona, whose innocent hero-worship has blossomed into love. But can a beautiful girl, so much younger than her husband, truly be faithful? Othello's trusted ensign Iago seems to think not. Can Othello trust him? Can Othello trust anyone? Manga Classics presents Shakespeare's classic story of love, hate, vengeance, and betrayal, with FULL ADAPTED MODERN ENGLISH text for easy reading.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015008255203

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The Shakespeare Classics by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : HARVARD:32044086738333

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Macbeth by William Shakespeare Pdf

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Author : John Lewis Walker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Civilization, Classical, in literature
ISBN : 0824066979

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Shakespeare and the Classical Tradition by John Lewis Walker Pdf

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.